CSI: Miami: ''Dangerous Son'' Review

A CSI meets a new family member in this disappointing season premiere.

CBS blanketed the airwaves with promos for the CSI: Miami season premiere. You would think the season would kick off with a bang, but in our opinion, it was a dud.

Every episode in the franchise typically has a fair amount of excitement built into it. Only a portion of what goes on transpires in the lab, under a microscope, much of it happens in the field. Unfortunately, the fieldwork in this week's episode as the CSIs rushed to find the killer wasn't riveting whatsoever.

The Miami-Dade CSIs were given the task of finding who shot a man and escaped law enforcement's hands thanks to a nearby boat. Their investigation took them to a young man, Kyle Harmon, who has a ankle monitor to ensure he doesn't drink alcohol. When Horatio looks at Kyle's picture, he can't help but notice they have similar features and asks his sister-in-law, Yelina Salas, to dig into Kyle's past. It was great to see Yelina back on the show.

Kyle Harmon. (Evan Ellingson) and Horatio (David Caruso)

As Eric processes a crime scene, he notices Calleigh and Jake are back from a five-day vacation in Antigua. Eric's jealousy was readily apparent. CSI: Miami fans have known for a while that Eric finds Calleigh attractive, but hasn't been able to do much about it because of her long history with Jake Berkeley. We're rather surprised that Eric hasn't had any long-term girlfriends, so perhaps something will develop with Calleigh this year.

When Natalia visits a gun range, she finds Ryan Wolfe working there. Although Natalia has given Ryan a lot of help in filing the appropriate papers to be reinstated, it doesn't look good. We'd like to see Ryan back in the lab sooner rather than later. He hasn't been a regular CSI in quite a while. At least he's able to make some cash by working at the gun range.

Thanks to Yelina's investigation into Kyle Harmon's history, Horatio learns that he is the young boy's father. The editors gave this story away in the first five seconds of the show, which was very disappointing. The story Horatio tells makes him look just fine. He didn't leave the boy's mother; she left him and didn't tell him she was pregnant. While we admit this storyline is a big deal for Horatio, we're not certain how much of an impact it will have on the entire of the season. It's entirely likely that Horatio may try and become a father figure to the young man. He has always had a soft spot for kids, so we think this story will continue to some degree.